Skunk Clown Description

[djc1026]

I was in the LFS today and they had two clowns that appeared to be some sort of skunks. I didn't have a camera so I will try a description and see what happens. I haven't been able to find a pic that looks like them.

They were about 1.5"-2" inches long. The color is what is getting me. The top half is peach/pink and the bottom half is yellow. They have a single white stripe from head to tail, no side stripes and the fins are white.

Any ideas, might it be Amphiprion akallopisos? This is the closest, but can't find any good pics.

Dave

 

[LotR Clown]

A. Nigripes?
Probably from the description.

 

[saltydude]

Sounds like orange skunks even though they may not look it.
I say this because orange skunks have only have stripe down back while pinks have one don sid as well as top.
colors may vary from fish to fish dependind On where and how theyve been caught ,held and handled.

 

[criccio]

http://wish.wodonga.tafe.edu.au/~kwaldon/species.htm

 

[djc1026]

Thanks Chris, I would say akallopisos is what I saw.

 

[phender]

Many A. akallopisos sort of gradually go from a doral peach to a ventral yellow, but some have a very distinct definition between their peach and yellow. The later can be very striking clowns.